Ephemeral Films

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This collection features vintage educational films from a variety of sources. Films intended for educational purposes are an enormous, often neglected part of the twentieth century media landscape. Archived here are corporate and government sponsored films; classroom academic films instructing students in science and the humanities, and classroom guidance films on sex education, manners, and morality; military training films; medical films aimed at the public or at health practitioners;...
Topics: educational, 16mm Film

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Mar 2, 2010 03/10

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Periscope Film LLC's archive is one of the largest military film collections in private hands. It includes rare training, combat, recruiting and history films made by the U.S. Government from 1914 through the mid-1980s. Subjects include the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, Air Force, and civilian aviation, and conflicts from the Spanish-American War through WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Periscope Film also maintains the premiere library of WWII and Cold War U.S. Navy submarine films. Nearly...
Topics: military, veterans, world war I, world war II

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Feb 26, 2005 02/05

by Internet Archive

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The A/V Geeks Film Archive is an ephemeral film collection curated by Skip Elsheimer. What started as a hobby more than ten years is now a lifetime commitment. His collection has grown to over 25,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. He presents themed film shows in his home base of Raleigh, North Carolina and he's taken his shows on the road across the United States. Films from Skip's archive have been released on DVDs. For more information about A/V...
Topic: Moving Images

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Ephemeral VHS

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Feb 21, 2013 02/13

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Made for VHS! Uploaded by users, these video tapes are selected for general interest and apparently not having made it to DVD, therefore are ephemeral vhs, or the native vhs genre. Enjoy!  If you have a digitized VHS to add, please upload your digitized VHS to the Community VHS collection .
Topics: ephemera, vhs

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National Film Preservation Foundation

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Jan 10, 2014 01/14

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This collection was recorded by Michael Aldrich from Bay Area television stations between the years of 1986 and 2006. A fascinating "sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll" compilation, its major focus on drug-related news stories of the time is rounded out by segments on these other topics of interest to the curator. These videos were digitized from VHS tapes in 2014. Michelle Krasowski, Volunteer Archivist
Topics: dope, vhs, drug war, drugs, tv news

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Shaping San Francisco

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Feb 26, 2005 02/05

by Internet Archive

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Highlights of the people's history of San Francisco are featured in these short video clips: footage from just after the 1906 Quake , views of the 1917 Ironworkers Strike , Mayor Rossi's speech during the 1934 General Strike , Harvey Milk's last words , scenes from the "White Night Riot's," and a look at a 1991 Anti-war Demonstration are just a few of the many eclectic pieces that make up this collection. Click for more informaton on the Shaping San Francisco project. Click to listen...
Topic: Moving Images

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Drive-In Movie Ads

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May 22, 2006 05/06

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Super short advertisements used during intermission at drive-in movie theaters during the 1950's and early 1960's to get people to consume junk food from the concession stand, may be viewed here. Warning: watching these ads may make you hungry!

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The National Film Preservation Foundation is the nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage. We support activities nationwide that preserve American films and improve film access for study, education, and exhibition.
Topics: preservation, library of congress

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Donated 16mm Films

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Jul 15, 2015 07/15

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Donated by a generous patron of the Internet Archive
Topics: ephemera, educational, film, 16mm

Donated 16mm Films

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Alone at Home

Jul 27, 2015 07/15

by Alfred Higgins Productions

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Provides guidance for children who spend part of the day at home without adult supervision. Includes basic information about safety and emergency procedures, and suggests how "latchkey children" can manage their time and feelings.
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Latchkey children

GROUNDBREAKING HUMAN REPRODUCTION & SEX ED FILM "HUMAN GROWTH" 46504

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Jul 17, 2017 07/17

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Made in 1947, "Human Growth" was the first film about human reproduction to be approved for screenings in American public schools. The film uses a film-within-a-film technique, showing a seventh-grade class as they view and discuss an animated movie which traces human growth from conception to adulthood. Differences in male and female structural development are emphasized. A mixed group of seventh grade youngsters in a class situation view and discuss the cartoon. "Human...
Topics: Stock Footage, High Definition

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DOPE 477

Mar 18, 2014 03/14

by Michael Aldrich

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Meth "crisis," shuttle, osteoporosis TX. See scans of liner notes for detailed content.
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, meth, shuttle
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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Labor comes of age

Feb 20, 2015 02/15

by AFL-CIO. Film Division; AFL-CIO. Department of Education; Films Incorporated

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Words of F.D.R. spoken by Charlton Heston ; narrator, Arthur Kennedy ; consultant, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Topics: 16mm Film, Educational Film, New Deal (1933-1939), Industrial relations, New Deal, 1933-1939, Labor...
Source: Lasergraphics ScanStation

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Junior High School

May 30, 2017 05/17

by Paradise Pictures (Firm)

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A musical comedy about a young student who is trying to woo the most popular girl in the school
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Short films, Schools, Short films

30,264 30K

The Horror of it all

Jul 2, 2015 07/15

by Wombat Productions.

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Combines rare film clips, stills, and interviews in a chronicle of the fifty years of horror film production. Covers the early days of Nosferatu to today's so-called spatter movies. The Horror of it all Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Horror films, Horror films

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Jan 26, 2017 01/17

by Chuck Jones Enterprises

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An animated version of Rudyard Kipling's tale of a mongoose who is saved from a storm by a boy and his parents, and then becomes the family's defender against the dreaded cobras that roam the compound. Other films in this series: Mowgli's Brothers (TV special) The White Seal (TV special) See also: The Cricket in Times Square (TV special) Yankee Doodle Cricket (TV Special)
Topics: Animated films, Children's films, Animal films, Mongooses, Animal films, Animated films, Children's...

Nai: The Story of a !Kung Woman

22,278 22K

Jun 9, 2016 06/16

by Marshall, John, 1932-2005; Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

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VHS
Topics: N!ai, 1942-, N!ai, 1942-, !Kung (African people), !Kung (African people), Ethnology, Ethnology,...

Ways of Seeing: Fine Arts and Commerce

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Apr 21, 2016 04/16

by Berger, John; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service

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Produced by the BBC
Topics: Commercial art, Commercial art

Go For Assembly: Building the International Space Station

5,439 5.4K

Jan 30, 2011 01/11

by NASA

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This video chronicles the logistics of building an orbiting laboratory in space. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .
Topics: NASA, International Space Station

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

16,855 17K

Jul 24, 2015 07/15

by Dall, Christine; Calliope Film Resources, Inc; California Newsreel (Firm)

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From WorldCat: Blues music has its roots in the work songs, hollers, and spirituals of generations of black field hands--and blossomed into an art form in its own right during the social and economic transformations of African-American life in the early 20th century. Ma Rainey took the blues to a wider audience with traveling vaudeville shows, while Mamie Smith's recordings broke down barriers for black artists of all musical genres. With dozens of rare renditions of early blues songs, this...
Topics: African Americans, Blues (Music), Women musicians

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Living New Deal Project

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Feb 2, 2015 02/15

A story about Johnny Lingo, who bargains for a wife according to the tradition of the island, showing how the self-worth of an individual is augmented by love and esteem. Dramatizes the conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Republicans in Congress over policies of reconstruction. Traces Johnson's career from the time of secession showing him as the Union military governer of Tennessee, as Lincoln's running mate in 1864, and as President. Describes impeachment charges and acquittal,...
Topics: Johnny Lingo, Personal values, Social values, Culture (Social sciences), Emotions, Personality...

Shaping San Francisco

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Hidden San Francisco Stop T 11 Freeway Revolt

Jul 16, 2020 07/20

by Chris Carlsson

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In February 2020, Pluto Press published Hidden San Francisco: The Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes, and Radical Histories by Chris Carlsson. This video, on San Francisco's storied "Freeway Revolt," is the 5th of a baker's dozen of "stops" (there are 85 "stops" in four themed chapters, and an additional 44 "stops" in five walking tours in the appendix) turned into short videos. I hope it will whet your appetite for both buying the book (available at...
Topics: freeway, freeway revolt, Sue Bierman, Embarcadero Freeway, Central Freeway, Malvina Reynolds,...

SALLY RAND BURLESQUE SHOW AT STREETS OF PARIS EXHIBIT CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 1933 54914

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Jul 28, 2017 07/17

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Created by famed cameraman Burton Holmes, this short newsreel shows the "Streets of Paris" exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair "A Century of Progress" in 1933. The risque nature of the exhibit is a bit dumbfounding to a modern audience, as it features a "nudist colony" and "live model" art class. However most of these appear to be sight gags of one kind or another. One sight that is something to behold is Sally Rand, who performs her famous fan dance...
Topics: Stock Footage, High Definition

Body Human, The - Facts for Girls

7,697 7.7K

Feb 14, 2013 02/13

by Tomorrow Entertainment

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Teenage Years Series Presents Marlo Thomas leading preadolescent and adolescent girls in an informal discussion about their changing bodies and emotions. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information
( 1 reviews )

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Dope 137

Jan 31, 2014 01/14

by Michael Aldrich

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Panama war...Koop on legalization..crack whores...48 Hours Crystal.. HighwaySee scans of liner notes for detailed content.
( 1 reviews )
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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The AIDS Tapes

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Mar 26, 2014 03/14

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This collection, curated by Michael Aldrich, documents the media coverage and dissemination of health information about the AIDS epidemic. Includes local and syndicate broadcasts from Bay Area television stations starting in 1988. For additional news coverage of AIDS, please see The Dope Tapes collection . Michelle Krasowski, Volunteer Archivist
Topics: AIDS, Michael Aldrich, Bay Area

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DOPE 243

Feb 18, 2014 02/14

by Michael Aldrich

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Future War, Jury Nullification, Astronaut History. See scans of liner notes for detailed content.
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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Colonial Naturalist

Jul 24, 2015 07/15

by Mark Catesby; Colonial Williamsburg, inc.

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From WorldCat: Presents a dramatization of the extended field trip made by Mark Catesby in colonial Virginia and the ultimate publication of his two-volume illustrated natural history of the birds, animals, plants, reptiles and fish he observed and sketched in the new world. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Portrays the story of Mark Catesby, an./ia ish botanist who visited his sister in Williamsburg from 1712 to 1719 and wrote and...
Topics: Natural history, Natural history

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Orgone Archive

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Nov 18, 2017 11/17

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British Government Public Information Films

3,093 3.1K

DOPE 092

May 2, 2014 05/14

by Michael Aldrich

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Great America Smoke-out, "Toxic Zombies" pot farmers sprayed with herbicide. WWII nostalgia. American Werewolf in London. Sid & Nancy heroin scenes. Springtime for Hiler, blazing saddles coke. Oakland war on drugs. JFK death 25 yrs. Star Wars the force.Like Father Like Son Dudley Moore takes drug that makes him an Indian. Soviet TV on drugs. NNTN spoof of Reagan. Amsterdam brothel. La Bamba Pacoima kilo. Bob Goldthwaite on drugs. See scans of liner notes for detailed...
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, cigarettes, heroin, cocaine
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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Oct 7, 2005 10/05

by The National Archives (UK)

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This small collection of public information films from the British government produced during the years 1945 to 1952 is quite entertaining. Topics include public health, travel, traffic, education, and the military. A film of the Berlin Airlift is included.

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A Baby is Born

Dec 10, 2015 12/15

by Mayer, Henry, 1914-; Espar, Sheri Gillette; Perennial Education, inc

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A Baby is Born Life of a nine-year-old autistic boy at home and at Loyola University's Child Guidance Center.
Topics: Childbirth, Childbirth

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DOPE 009

Apr 28, 2014 04/14

by Michael Aldrich

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Miles Davis, Fundamentalist textbooks, Loni Hancok, Peter Lorre, Mr. Moto, Miami Vice, DMT, shizo, AIDS hemophiliacs, Jane Dornacker death, MADD, Lugosi, trailer for Marihuana Weed w/ Roots in Hell, Reagan drug law 10-27-86, Reagan random drug testing, crack, Robin Williams coke jokes, Dorothy Dandridge, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson boogie Woogie Dreams, John Wayne Camel ad, candidates drug tests (Joe Kennedy refuses), Pepe Le Moko hookah, coffin full of crack, Leary-Liddy show (Playboy 3-8-86),...
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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Violent Earth

Aug 20, 2015 08/15

by National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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Also issued as videocassette
Topic: East Timor News Agency

Adolescent sexual conflict: are we still going to the movies?

4,537 4.5K

Jan 29, 2016 01/16

by Tom Lazarus

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This 14-minute film is designed to create an atmosphere in which people can speak seriously and openly about their thoughts and feelings concerning sexual behavior. The film concerns the conflict a young couple faces because of their different attitudes toward sex. At the point of maximum tension, the film ends and a narrator appears and poses questions to elicit a discussion of feelings, attitudes, and values. The publisher indicates that this film is appropriate for senior high students,...
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Adolescence, Sex instruction, Sex role.

Normal Speech Articulation (1965)

2,655 2.7K

Nov 25, 2015 11/15

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Demonstrates through extensive use of X-ray motion pictures, some of the characteristics of speech sound articulation in normal speakers. Biologist and author Lewis Thomas demonstrates the individuality and interconnectedness in nature through his observations of various creatures, including the courtship of blue crabs, ferocious fights between sea anemones, tiny worms with tinier plants inside them, and termites which turn out to be committees of dozens of different organisms.
Topics: Normal Speech Aarticulation, Speech, Language arts, Reading

" THE STORY OF NICKEL " 1930s INCO MINING PROMO FILM FROOD MINE SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA 88184

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Mar 25, 2021 03/21

by PeriscopeFilm

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This 1930s black & white educational/promotional film tells "The Story of Nickel". It was produced by INCO, the International Nickel Company, Ltd., now known as Vale Canada, Limited. INCO as founded following the discovery of copper deposits in Sudbury, Ontario. During World War II, Inco's Frood-Stobie Mine Mine produced 40% of the nickel used in artillery by the Allies. Opening titles (:08-:58). Title: Canadian Operations. Huge Reservoir, twenty miles from Copper Cliff,...
Topics: The Story Of Nickel, 1930s, Inco, Mining, Promo Film, Canada, Ontario, Stock Footage

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A Jury of Her Peers

May 31, 2017 05/17

by Heckel, Sally; Glaspell, Susan, 1882-1948. Jury of her peers; Texture Films, inc

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Title from data sheet
Topics: Short films, Farm life, Women, Short films

Experiments in motion graphics

25,334 25K

Jan 16, 2015 01/15

by Whitney, John, Sr., 1917-1995

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John H. Whitney explains the graphic art potential of the computer and the methods and philosophy involved in his computer film making. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Demonstrates and explains experiments by John Whitney with computer - produced motion graphics, showing the use of lines and dots to produce parallel and related pair structural relationships w.ich move in depth as well as time. Analyzes Whitney's film permutations as...
( 8 reviews )
Topics: 16mm Film, Educational Film, Animation (Cinematography), Computer graphics, Computers, Indians of...
Source: Lasergraphics ScanStation

Fundamentals of Boundary Layers

3,669 3.7K

Dec 8, 2015 12/15

by National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films (U.S.)

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Uses demonstration - experiments in water and glycerine to illustrate boundary layer concepts and phenomena. Demonstrates fusion welding from operation and adjustment of the welding equipment to multipass fusion welding of heavy steel plate. Uses animation and live action to show the proper torch, rod movement, and weld puddle control techniques.
Topics: Fluid dynamics, Boundary layer, Boundary layer, Fluid dynamics

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Still Water

Aug 28, 2015 08/15

by Peace River Films; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

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Title from data sheet
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Pond animals, Pond animals, Pond animals

Antonia: a Portrait of the Woman

12,279 12K

Aug 25, 2015 08/15

by Rocky Mountain Productions; Phoenix/BFA Films & Video

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Antonia: a Portrait of the Woman Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents a portrait of Antonia Brico, an internationally known orchestra conductor of the 1930s. Chronicles her founding of a community orchestra and her love of music and life.
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Brico, Antonia, Brico, Antonia

A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo

18,077 18K

Nov 22, 2016 11/16

by Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

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Follows anthropologists Napoleon Chagnon as he collects anthropological field data among the Yanoama Indians of southern Venezuela
Topics: Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-, Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-, Yanomamo Indians, Yanomamo Indians

The Case of the Ancient Astronauts

4,639 4.6K

Aug 18, 2015 08/15

by WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

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The Case of the Ancient Astronauts Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Examines the claims made by Erich Von Daniken in his book Chariots Of The Gods that astronauts from other worlds have already visited Earth, and have left evidence, such as the pyramids and the statues on Easter Island. Takes the position that Von Daniken's book contains inaccuracies, unrelated facts and unsubstantiated evidence.
Topics: Däniken, Erich von, 1935-, Däniken, Erich von, 1935-, Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (Däniken,...

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Growing up female.

May 12, 2015 05/15

by Reichert, Julia; Klein, James; New Day Films

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Cameraman, James Medalia Describes the socialization of the American woman through a personal look into the lives of six females ranging from kindergarten age to middle age. Shows the influence of such forces as parents, teachers, guidance counselors, the media, advertising, pop music, and marriage Summary Describes the physical and emotional changes that occur when a girl begins her menstrual cycle. Shows, using animated illustrations, the adult female anatomy, the reproduction cycle, and how...
Topics: 16mm Film, Educational Film, Women, Socialization, Women (Social sciences), Sex education, Human...

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Water Birds

Oct 6, 2015 10/15

by Walt Disney Productions; Walt Disney Educational Materials Company

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Water Birds Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Members of several northern California Indian tribes describe their way of life before the imposition of a foreign culture. Explores effects of conventional white-oriented educational programs such as loss of cultural heritage and identity. Native American teachers discuss historical methods of Indian education and ways that both methods and content might be incorporin the mainstream of American...
Topics: Water birds, Water birds

Detroit's pattern of growth

32,596 33K

Feb 13, 2015 02/15

by Goodman, Robert J; Wayne State University. Audio-Visual Utilization Center

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Traces the various influences which have led to the present street patterns of metropolitan Detroit
( 1 reviews )
Topics: 16mm Film, Educational Film, Streets, Detroit, United States, Detroit, United States
Source: Lasergraphics ScanStation

Maturing Female - A Stimulus film

2,531 2.5K

Jun 10, 2016 06/16

by Joan Cohen; Joan Pearlman

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Film presents a series of vignettes on the subject of women who are growing older.
( 1 reviews )
Topic: gender

Shaping San Francisco

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Embarcadero Freeway Entry 1957

Dec 13, 2017 12/17

by Shaping San Francisco

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From the Prelinger Archives Lost Landscapes of San Francisco programs, a harrowing ride onto an on-ramp of the Embarcadero Freeway in 1957 before the skyway was complete or open... hold on to your hat! (no audio)
Topics: Embarcadero freeway, 1957, San Francisco, waterfront, highways

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The Women of Summer

Sep 28, 2015 09/15

by Bauman, Suzanne; Filmakers Library, inc; Women of Summer, Inc; Bryn Mawr College

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The Women of Summer SummaryReveals that from 1921 to 1938, 1700 blue collar women participat./ia ma controversial and inspired educational experiment known as the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers. Shows that the program changed their lives forever and has left a legacy meriting public awareness. The School was funded by prominent capitalists such as the Rockefellers, DuPonts and Carnegies, and introduced women workers of every./ia mand nationality to the realm of humanistic and...
Topics: Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in...

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Mowgli's Brothers

Jun 5, 2017 06/17

by Chuck Jones Enterprises

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Mowgli's Brothers is a 1976 television animated special directed by American animator Chuck Jones. It tells a story about a human baby called Mowgli who is adopted by jungle wolves, from whom he learns about love, justice, and the jungle code of loyalty. He must eventually assert his humanity to save his wolf parents from a tiger's malevolent influence. A largely faithful adaptation of the first chapter of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book , it originally aired on CBS on February 11, 1976. ...
Topics: Children's films, Wolves, Jungles, Children's films

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Freeway Phobia

Sep 28, 2015 09/15

by Bewley, J. Derek, 1943-; Black, Michael, 1932-

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Freeway Phobia Summary Demonstrates proper freeway driving techniques. Describes various driving hazards, such as faulty car maintenance, loose objects within the car, badly loaded trailers, inadequate fuel supply and inconsiderate and dangerous drivers. Features cartoon character, Goofy.
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Seeds, Germination

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Classic Dope 4

Jun 13, 2014 06/14

by Michael Aldrich

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June 1994 . Robocop dope, riot control spray. Calloway, Hi De Ho. Koop, war on smoking, Koop not want tobacco prohibition, airlines cut ventilation, origin of AID, future of medicine, hemophiliacs infected by blood, future drugs as addictive as cocaine. MTV special Gangsta Rap, spread crack, Snoop Dog. Chained Heat 2, Brigitte Nielson honks a line of coke. Christina playmates in Jamaica. Beastie Boys, You Gotta Fight for Your Right (to Party). Kris of Hole (Courtney Love’s band) dies of...
Topics: vhs, Drugs, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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The World at war.

Jul 21, 2015 07/15

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British General Sir Richard O'Connor, commander of the Western Desert Forces, reminisces, blaming himself for the "error" of dividing the strength of his troops to help in Greece. Later, the day is won by Montgomery and his troops. A delightful sidelight is the morale-building force of Montgomery's famous hats. British General Sir Richard O'Connor, commander of the Western Desert Forces, reminisces, blaming himself for the "error" of dividing the strength of his troops to...
Topics: The World at war. / Part 8. The Desert, North Africa 1940-1943, World War (1939-1945), World War,...

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Now Is The Time

Dec 5, 2015 12/15

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'Now Is the Time' featured actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis doing in-studio readings from the passionate writings of American Negroes as cameras caught on-location illustrative and impressionistic films of Philadelphia Negroes. A unique anthology of American Negro attitudes from the earliest days of subservience to current times of heightened self-respect." Includes footage of a church service, elderly women, children playing, decayed apartment buildings, protest marches and rallies, lunch...
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Poetry, African Americans, African Americans, Poetry

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View From Space

Jun 24, 2015 06/15

by McGraw-Hill Book Co.

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View From Space A graphic insight into the world of space photography. Includes footage showing the physical aspects of the earth and explains how man has profited from these photographic efforts. Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary A graphic insight into the world of space photography. Includes footage showing the physical aspects of the Earth and explains how man has profited from these photographic efforts.
Topics: Educational Film, Space sciences, Space (Astronomy), Earth, Astronomical photography

4,633 4.6K

One Day at Teton Marsh

Sep 28, 2015 09/15

by Carrighar, Sally. One day at Teton Marsh; Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista Distribution Co. Walt Disney 16 mm Films

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One Day at Teton Marsh SummaryDescribes the wildlife in a swamp where animals and birds are free and nature reigns supreme. Based on a book by Sally Carrighar. Documentary of a writer who became a manic-depressive. Swinging in mood from ecstasy to severe depression, his symptoms of alienation and withdrawal are shown at home and in the hospital.
Topics: Marsh ecology, Zoology, Animal behavior, Animal behavior, Marsh ecology, Zoology

3,923 3.9K

TRAFFIK Parts 1 2 3

Apr 5, 2014 04/14

by Masterpiece Theatre

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An international Emmy winner about the narcotics trade. See scans of liner notes for detailed content.
Topics: vhs, Drugs, Masterpiece Theater, narcotics, Traffik, Europe
Source: VHS Panasonic AG-1980>Panasonic DMR-E30>CDR via OSX

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First Contact

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Topics: Anthropology- Cultural., Colonialism., Human behavior., History- Universal.

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by National Film Board of Canada; Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill

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Describes characteristics common to crustaceans and explains how they are related to other arthopods of the past and present. Studies the structure and life processes of representative types of crustaceans, including the fairy shrimp, the cypris, the cyclops, the barnacle, and the crayfish. Discusses the economic importance of crustaceans.
Topics: Marriage customs and rites, Marriage customs and rites